Risk Assessment as a Decision-Making Tool in the Field of Public Health and Environment
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Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38D, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
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National University of Water and Environment Engineering, Soborna St, 11, Rivne, Rivne Oblast, 33000 Ukraine
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Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Pam'yatnyk Mykoli Ostrovsʹkomu, Povitroflots'kyi Ave, Kyiv, 03037 Ukraine
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Vinnytsia National Technical University, Khmel'nyts'ke Hwy, 95, Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, 21000 Ukraine
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S. Amanzholov East Kazakhstan State University, 30th Guards Division 34/1, Ust'-Kamenogorsk 070000, Kazachstan
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Astana IT University, Mangilik El avenue, 55/11, Business center EXPO, block C1, Astana, 010000 Kazakhstan
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Waldemar Wójcik
Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38D, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
J. Ecol. Eng. 2023; 24(8):271-276
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The article deals with the current issues of interconnection between public health and the quality of water resources. It was proposed to determine environmental safety areas in the basins of small rivers based on environmental morbidity valuation. Four phases are herewith determined: hazard identification, exposure assessment, environmental mortality rate assessment, decision-making regarding the need for implementation and water protection measures. In order to assess the influence of the state of river quality on the health status of the population in the certain administrative region, the impact factor of recreational water use was introduced. The risks related to organoleptic, sanitary and toxicological properties of water; epidemiological water hazard are considered.